Consistently on the frontier

HarvardConnection, later rebranded to ConnectU, is founded by Cameron, Tyler, and their classmate Divya Narendra. Facebook launches one year later at Harvard University.

Cameron, Tyler, and Divya reach a settlement with Facebook, receiving $65 million in cash and Facebook stock.

Cameron and Tyler establish Winklevoss Capital, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage startups.

Winklevoss Capital begins purchasing bitcoin. At the time, the price of 1 bitcoin was less than $10 per coin.

Winklevoss Capital accumulates 1% of the bitcoin supply.

Cameron and Tyler file an S-1 with the SEC for the creation of the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust, the world’s first-ever bitcoin ETF.

Winklevoss Capital invests in Gemini, a crypto platform founded by Cameron and Tyler with a unique focus on product, security, licensing, and compliance.

Gemini launches. Hello world!

Gemini becomes the world's first licensed exchange to offer ether for trading and custody.

Cameron and Tyler write “The Case for $500K Bitcoin.” At the time, the price of 1 bitcoin was less than $12,000 per coin.

Gemini raises $400 million at a $7.1 billion valuation.

The SEC approves spot bitcoin ETFs.

Cameron and Tyler found Cypherpunk, a company dedicated to privacy and self-sovereignty, launched with a $50 million+ investment from Winklevoss Capital to accumulate Zcash. It starts out holding ~1.25% of the ZEC supply.